Essay Undergraduate 525 words

Story and History in Amistad: Law, Slavery, and U.S. Identity

An essay analyzing the 1997 film Amistad, exploring how its complex characters and legal themes illuminate slavery's role in shaping the United States.

Literature

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 839 words

Analysis of "That Lean and Hungry Look" by Suzanne Britt

An analysis of Suzanne Britt's essay comparing fat and thin people, examining her use of humor, connotation, stereotypes, and compare-and-contrast argument.

Literature

~5 min read

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1,313 words

Rhetorical analysis of alcoholism's effects on children

The essay entitled "Who are the real victims of alcoholism?" uses the pathos of the family dynamic as a persuasive strategy to encourage readers to view alcoholism, and drinking to excess, not simply as a minor vice, but as a serious social issue.

~7 min read

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Essay High School 432 words

Why Joe Biden Was My Preferred 2020 Presidential Candidate

A student essay arguing why Joe Biden made a better 2020 presidential candidate than Donald Trump, focusing on temperament, honesty, and leadership character.

Politics

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,160 words

Amnesty for Undocumented Immigrants: A Humanitarian Case

An essay arguing that undocumented immigrants deserve amnesty, drawing on essays by Fred Reed and John Kavanaugh to support a humanitarian and rights-based view.

Social Issues

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,191 words

Pope's Essay on Criticism: Analysis and Paraphrase

A section-by-section analysis and paraphrase of Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism, covering taste, judgment, ancient poets, meter, and critical standards.

Literature

~6 min read

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559 words

Descartes' argument that God is not a deceiver

Decartes' philosophical treatise "Meditations on First Philosophy" generated much controversy at the time when it was issued, given the people at the time were reluctant to accept God-related theories that were not religious in character.

~3 min read

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979 words

The importance of persuasive writing in personal and professional communication

Children start persuading their parents as infants, by crying loudly enough to ensure compliance with demands for coddling, food, or juice. Throughout childhood we learn how to get our way with friends, family members, teachers, and total strangers by wielding innate powers of persuasion.

~5 min read

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618 words

Jefferson Fish's argument that race is a social classification

Overall, the argument is well written, being blended both with personal experience and academia -- after all, we all experience issues of race first hand.

~4 min read

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1,861 words

Using persuasive rhetoric to address barriers to higher education

Considering your analysis of your audience, how do you plan on gaining their confidence and respect and touching their emotions, and what style choices will you make in order to do so?

~10 min read

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